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Help Antoine Finish College

A Dean's List College Senior who needs money to finish his Bachelors' degree in Business Management at Morehouse College

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Help Antoine Finish College

A Dean's List College Senior who needs money to finish his Bachelors' degree in Business Management at Morehouse College

A Dean's List College Senior who needs money to finish his Bachelors' degree in Business Management at Morehouse College

A Dean's List College Senior who needs money to finish his Bachelors' degree in Business Management at Morehouse College

A Dean's List College Senior who needs money to finish his Bachelors' degree in Business Management at Morehouse College

Antoine Bates
Antoine Bates
Antoine Bates
Antoine Bates
1 Campaign |
Atlanta, United States
$105 USD 6 backers
4% of $2,500 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal
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Hello everyone, my name is Antoine D. Bates, a Senior business management major at Morehouse College originally from Flint, Michigan. I moved to Atlanta, Ga to pursue my Bachelors degree following in the footsteps of my mentors and my heroes(Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, Dr. Will O. Cobbs, Dr. Robert M. Franklin). From day one at Morehouse I have faced hurdles such as being homeless, jobless, to being kicked out of all my classes after attending school for two weeks due to financial issues, to being on the Dean's list yet only being able to go part time because I could not afford this college out of pocket.

I am a firm believer in never giving up, but sometimes I sit down and cry because I do not know how I am going to be able to fund school and finish this degree. I am asking for $2,500 dollars currently even though tuition is approx. $12,000 per semester and I need to attend two more semesters at full time capacity to graduate. Every dollar earned from this campaign will go directly into my school account so that I can move that much closer to finishing my goal of graduation. I just want my grandmother to look down from heaven and see me cross that stage. I know I can achieve anything I put my mind to, and that I pray into existence, but at this moment I need your help.

Currently I am only taking one course, and this is the only course I was able to take all school year due to my finances. I have no more loans I can take out, and I am not eligible for pell grants. I applied for UNCF Scholarships but the scholarship coordinator at my college felt I didn't put in enough money out of my pocket for her to award me any money, so I was S.O.L. I am part of numerous groups including Morehouse College Safe Space, Beta Gamma Sigma International Honor Society for Business Majors, President of Morehouse College's Golden Key International Honour Society, former member of NAACP, and Morehouse Business Association.


I devote my life and time to giving back to others, and in the past seven years I have worked/volunteered in the field of HIV prevention. I have lived all over and met many people but the one thing that stays constant is HIV is killing people who look just like me everyday and I can't stand and watch people die around me. One reason I am currently working toward my degree is because I want to start my own non profit that deals with housing needs for Gay/ Bisexual/ transgender  HIV positive/ negative individuals. Because across this country there aren't many of these services but they are very much needed. I don't want to start anything without education to build a foundation for success.

I just hope you take a second of your time to donate whatever you can to make my dream a reality. Everybody needs help at some time in your life be that help for me, that I so much need. And always know no good deed goes unrewarded in life. And if you know anyone else that could contribute let them know, I can use all the help that you can give, because sometimes you may not be able to contribute money but just by telling someone else that may be all the help I need. Thank you again, and God Bless.

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